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Article L232-3 of the French Consumer Code

Notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and…

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Article L232-4 of the French Consumer Code

Where the parties have chosen the law of a State which is not a member of the European Union to govern the contract, the court before which that law is invoked is obliged to set aside its application in favour of the more protective provisions of the law of the consumer’s habitual residence ensuring the transposition of Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September…

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Article L232-5 of the French Consumer Code

The consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded by the provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long-term holiday product, resale and exchange contracts where the contract is governed by the law of a Member State of the European Union.

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Article L232-6 of the French Consumer Code

The consumer may not be deprived of the protection mentioned in Section 7 of Chapter IV of Title III of this Book, including where the applicable law is that of a third country, provided that: -for contracts defined by Article L. 224-70 and relating to the enjoyment of all or part of an immovable property, this immovable property is located on the territory of a Member State of the European…

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Article L241-1-1 of the French Consumer Code

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identical contracts that have been deemed unfair, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 with the exception of its fourth paragraph, by a court decision that has become final with regard to it. The administrative authority responsible…

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Article L241-2 of the French Consumer Code

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for an individual and 75,000 euros for a legal entity. When the fine is imposed following a request for mutual assistance provided for in Article L. 511-10 relating to…

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Article L241-2-1 of the French Consumer Code

The absence from contractual documents given to consumers of the information provided for in article L. 211-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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Article L241-3-1 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal person. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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